About the department – History & History Didactics Department

Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Education

The History and History Didactics Department was established in 1993 to restore the tradition, ended in 1982, of teaching history at Charles University, Faculty of Education. Members of our department are specialists in their fields, as is evident in their personal bibliography.

Students, beside obligatory courses, may select optional courses which offer unusual or specialized themes. The optional lectures offer opportunities to engage in historical research, including assistance from external experts. Compulsory pedagogical practical training requires application of theoretical knowledge. The primary goal and responsibility of the department is to prepare teachers of history for elementary and secondary schools. In addition, our graduates may also pursue professions in archives, museums, publishing houses, institutes of Academy of Science and as teachers or researchers in higher level of education.

The History and History Didactics Department teaches also Czech and Czechoslovak history in the framework of European and world history required for students in full-time study programmes in the Czech language, Social Sciences and Special Education pedagogy. They also serve as optional courses for students in the full-time study of Primary pedagogy.

The studies of history include introductions to philosophy and social sciences and higher knowledge in pedagogy, biology, IT and additional subject areas. Knowledge is orientated for teaching profession, but also provides opportunities for everyone seeking to be prepared to live in the 21st century.

The History and History Didactics Department has elaborated a special education project Heritage Education aimed on high schools, writing and publishing two books for teachers. Our Department undertakes other projects to aid teachers. One example is the Consultation Centre for Teachers. We also have a programme for teachers accredited in other fields wanting to gain knowledge in history and the accreditation for teaching history (LLP).

Departmental coordinator: Mgr. Kateřina Sládková (katerina.sladkova@pedf.cuni.cz)

Contacts – Department for International Relations: https://pedf.cuni.cz/PEDFEN-40.html

Schedule of the Academic Year 2026/2027: https://pedf.cuni.cz/PEDFEN-501.html

Useful information: https://pedf.cuni.cz/PEDFEN-428.html

List of courses 2026/2027:

• All the courses are sch/eduled in SIS.
• Hours/semester: 10 hours + consultations (lectures usually take place every 2 weeks)
• Annotation, syllabus, conditions of attestations – you can find in SIS, for further information about the course organisation please contact the teacher directly or the departmental coordinator.

 

Please see the table below.

 

 

Teacher	Contact	Course	Code	Semester/Language
Mgr. Kales Josef	josef.kales@pedf.cuni.cz	Prague over the centuries I	OEBDD1733Z OENDD1736Z	summer/EN
Mgr. Kales Josef	josef.kales@pedf.cuni.cz	History of the Czech Lands in the Central European Context	OEBDD1735Z OENDD1734Z	both/EN
Mgr. Kales Josef	josef.kales@pedf.cuni.cz	A Guide to History Studies in Prague	OEBDD1705Z	winter/EN
Tilsch Jan, PhD	jan.tilsch@seznam.cz	The fight against totalitarian regimes in Czechoslovakia, 1939-1989	OEBDD1717Z OENDD1730Z	both/EN
Zdichynec Jan, PhD	jan.zdichynec@pedf.cuni.cz	Geschichte der böhmischen Länder von den Anfängen bis zum Umbruch in die Moderne	OEBDD1719Y	both/GR